diff --git a/common/client/multi_node.go b/common/client/multi_node.go
index 87a0c6aed3a..86d971af584 100644
--- a/common/client/multi_node.go
+++ b/common/client/multi_node.go
@@ -314,11 +314,11 @@ func (c *multiNode[CHAIN_ID, SEQ, ADDR, BLOCK_HASH, TX, TX_HASH, EVENT, EVENT_OP
 		}
 	}
 
+	c.activeMu.Lock()
 	if bestNode != c.activeNode {
-		c.activeMu.Lock()
 		c.activeNode = bestNode
-		c.activeMu.Unlock()
 	}
+	c.activeMu.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (c *multiNode[CHAIN_ID, SEQ, ADDR, BLOCK_HASH, TX, TX_HASH, EVENT, EVENT_OPS, TX_RECEIPT, FEE, HEAD, RPC_CLIENT]) checkLeaseLoop() {
diff --git a/common/client/node.go b/common/client/node.go
index 10e4c9ad643..ef6773fa459 100644
--- a/common/client/node.go
+++ b/common/client/node.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/chains/client"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/utils"
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func NewNode[
 	}
 	n.nodeCtx, n.cancelNodeCtx = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	lggr = lggr.Named("Node").With(
-		"nodeTier", "primary",
+		"nodeTier", client.Primary.String(),
 		"nodeName", name,
 		"node", n.String(),
 		"chainID", chainID,
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func NewNode[
 }
 
 func (n *node[CHAIN_ID, HEAD, RPC]) String() string {
-	s := fmt.Sprintf("(primary)%s:%s", n.name, n.ws.String())
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("(%s)%s:%s", client.Primary.String(), n.name, n.ws.String())
 	if n.http != nil {
 		s = s + fmt.Sprintf(":%s", n.http.String())
 	}
diff --git a/common/client/send_only_node.go b/common/client/send_only_node.go
index ed74ab0b01a..30e71b96789 100644
--- a/common/client/send_only_node.go
+++ b/common/client/send_only_node.go
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/chains/client"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/utils"
 )
 
-type SendOnlyClient[
+type sendOnlyClient[
 	CHAIN_ID types.ID,
 ] interface {
 	Close()
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ type SendOnlyClient[
 // SendOnlyNode represents one node used as a sendonly
 type SendOnlyNode[
 	CHAIN_ID types.ID,
-	RPC SendOnlyClient[CHAIN_ID],
+	RPC sendOnlyClient[CHAIN_ID],
 ] interface {
 	// Start may attempt to connect to the node, but should only return error for misconfiguration - never for temporary errors.
 	Start(context.Context) error
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ type SendOnlyNode[
 // It must use an http(s) url
 type sendOnlyNode[
 	CHAIN_ID types.ID,
-	RPC SendOnlyClient[CHAIN_ID],
+	RPC sendOnlyClient[CHAIN_ID],
 ] struct {
 	utils.StartStopOnce
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ type sendOnlyNode[
 // NewSendOnlyNode returns a new sendonly node
 func NewSendOnlyNode[
 	CHAIN_ID types.ID,
-	RPC SendOnlyClient[CHAIN_ID],
+	RPC sendOnlyClient[CHAIN_ID],
 ](
 	lggr logger.Logger,
 	httpuri url.URL,
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ func (s *sendOnlyNode[CHAIN_ID, RPC]) RPC() RPC {
 }
 
 func (s *sendOnlyNode[CHAIN_ID, RPC]) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("(secondary)%s:%s", s.name, s.uri.Redacted())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("(%s)%s:%s", client.Secondary.String(), s.name, s.uri.Redacted())
 }
 
 func (s *sendOnlyNode[CHAIN_ID, RPC]) setState(state nodeState) (changed bool) {